{"product_id":"saint-john-the-baptist-ngal838","title":"Saint John the Baptist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eItalian 17th Century Artist (Italian, not listed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e30 5\/8\" x 24 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e National Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(Probably 1640-60) \"A young man wearing only an animal skin is illuminated against a dark rock, leaning forward to drink water trickling from a spring. With one hand he props himself up on the rock and with the other he holds a reed cross – an attribute which identifies him as Saint John the Baptist, the desert hermit who foretold the coming of Christ. This painting was once attributed to Caravaggio, or to one of his followers, but it was probably painted in the mid-seventeenth century in Rome. Caravaggio painted a number of pictures of the Baptist as an adolescent, including a scene of him leaning on a rock and drinking directly from a spring, of which numerous copies and variants exist, attesting to its popularity in the seventeenth century. Although not directly related to that composition, our painting’s tight crop, dramatic lighting and naturalistic rendering of the Baptist’s body are all ultimately inspired by Caravaggio’s example.\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgallery.org.uk\/paintings\/italian-saint-john-the-baptist\" title=\"National Gallery of Art London - Saint John the Baptist\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNational Gallery of Art, London\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Italian 17th Century Artist","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":50509677691123,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (30 5\/8\" x 24 1\/2\")","offer_id":50509677723891,"sku":null,"price":1238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (20\" x 16\")","offer_id":50509677756659,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (24 1\/2\" x 19 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509677789427,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (30\" x 24\")","offer_id":50509677822195,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (38 3\/4\" x 31\")","offer_id":50509677854963,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (46 1\/2\" x 37 1\/4\")","offer_id":50509677887731,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (54 3\/4\" x 43 3\/4\")","offer_id":50509677920499,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (65 3\/4\" x 52 5\/8\")","offer_id":50509677953267,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/SaintJohntheBaptist2_cb86ec7c-8f41-4d3d-84f9-e209e47dce6c.jpg?v=1789279145","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/saint-john-the-baptist-ngal838","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}